NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan members of parliament, already among the world's best-paid legislators, voted on Tuesday to increase their salaries in defiance of government plans to cut them as part of public spending reforms.Full story

THE HAGUE/NAIROBI (Reuters) - A lawyer for Kenya's deputy president-elect William Ruto, who is charged with crimes against humanity, said a key prosecution witness had withdrawn, potentially complicating another case related to election violence five years ago. Full story

Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi is arrested during a demonstration against Members of Parliament who have demanded higher wages, outside Pariliament in Nairobi on May 14, 2013. The protestors had intended to occupy parliament but were dispersed, beaten by police and arrested. Keny'a lawmakers receiv